Safety-strap and bracket for motor-vehicles.



R. HUPF.

SAFETY STRAP AND BRAUKET FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION IILBD AUG. 21, 1907.

9 1 3, 1 39, Patented Feb. 23, 1909 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1- attozmqo R. RUFF; SAFETY STRAP AND BRACKET rim MOTOR VEHICLES. AiPLIOATION 3mm MIG/.27, 3901. 913,139, Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

2 SHEETSBHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

RUSSELL HUFF, OI" DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO PACKARD MOTOR OAR'COMPANY, OF

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

SAFETY-STRAP AND BRACKET FOR MOTOR-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 27, 1907. Serial No. 390,351.

Patented Feb. 2a, 1909.

To allaulzlom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUssnLL Horn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, Wayne county, Michi an, have invented certaln new and use ul Improvements in 3 afet y-Straps and Brackets for Motor-Vep cles, of which the following is a specificaion.

In passing over rough roads, at high speeds, a relative vertical movementtakes )lace between the axles and the frame and ody ofa motor vehicle, which it is necessary to limit in orderto prevent disarrangement of the springs and injury to the vehicle, as well as to promote the comfort of the occupants of the vehicle. For this purpose it is customar leather straps around the axles and around fixed supports on the vehicle frame, the

2 strap ends'being connected by buckles, so

that each strap forms a continuous loop. S f'uch straps which are both wide and thick :ai eve'ry diflicult to buckle and unbuckle, pwin 'to their lack of flexibility.

2-5. It is the purpose of my invention to overcome this difficulty. Instead of providing abuckle on the strap for connecting its ends, I provide loops at the ends of the straps and a novel form of bracket to which the ends of the strap are removably secured by bolts 40 hicle frame, showing the bracket in side elevation and partly in section; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the bracket and a portion of the frame; Fig. 5 is a section on the line C C of, Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 is an edge view of the safetystrap.

' YRefer ing to the drawmg a indicates the frame 0 a motor vehicle, having the side bars 1 and 2, and b, 6 indicate the rear springs which are supported upon the casing a of the rear axle, 1n the usual manner, and connected at their ends to the frame of the vehicle. Upon the side bars; of the frame, and securely riveted thereto, immediately over the axle, are the metal brackets d 56 which support the safety straps e Similar to loop very heavy' brackets and straps maybe arranged at the forward end of the vehicle for'limitingthe relative vertical movement between the forward axle and the Vehicle frame and body. 4'

As the-brackets andstraps are all alike,'a 0 description of one bracket and strap will apply to all. 1 One end of each bracket 41 ,is suitably formed for attachment to a side bar of a vehicle frame. In the drawing, these side bars are represented as being of channel steel, and the bracket has a base or backpiece 3, of triangular form, which fits against the side or web of;thc bar, within the channel, and a top fiange swhich fits against the under side of the topflange of. the bar. The bracket is secured in place by rivets '5 and 6 which pass through the base and top flan e of the bracket, respectively. The form of the attaching portion: of the bracket, will of course, depend somewhat upon the form ofthe'part of the frame to which it is to be attached A vertical web 7 extends outwardly, at right angles from the. central part of the base 3, and flat plates or so arms 8 and 9, project laterally in opposite directions from theouter end of the web 7 Similar arms 8' and 9* project; laterally from theiweb 7, at a distance from the arms 8 and 9 which is somewhat greater than the width of the safety strap e. The arms 8 and 8 have alining openings 10 ada ted to receive a strap supporting bolt or and the arms 9 and 9 have simiiar openings adapted to receive a similar bolt or bar 12.

Suitable fastening devices such as the nuts 13 are provided for securing the bolts in position.

The strap-e has loops 14 at its ends,.of suflicient size to permit the bolts to pass through. In order to secure the safety strap in position, it will be evident'that it is only necessary to pass the bolts through the openings in the arms and through the loops in the strap, and to then tighten the nuts 13, and

in order to remove the strap. the bolts are withdrawn. The supporting arms 8 and 9 are arranged at such'distances from the base that the strap will be held'clear of the frame, and the supporting arms 8 and 9 are 105, separated from the arms 8 and 9 by a d1stance slightly greater than the width of the strap. The top flange 4 of the bracket is preferably continued, as shown at 4, to the outer end of the bracket, for the purpose of ar 11, I.

body of the bracket, formed by the web 7 and the flange 5?, has a T-shape, in cross section, as shown in Fig. 5. ,The parts of the bracket, Withthe exception of the removable strap-supporting bolts orbars, and their securing nuts, are preferably cast or formed in one integral structure, as shown in the drawing.

that I claim is,- I

1. A safety-strap bracket for motor vehicles comprising a base, a body portion projecting from the base, supports arranged at different distances from the base, and strapsupportin bars or bolts connected at their ends to said supports and arranged longitudinally of the said body portion.

2. A safety-strap bracket for motor vehicles comprising a base, a body portion projecting from the base, perforated supports arranged at different distances from the base, and strap-supporting bars or bolts adapted to fit into the perforations in said supports and arranged longitudinally of the said body portion.

3. A safety-strap bracket for motor vehicles comprising a base, a body portion projecting from the base, supporting arms projecting laterally from'the body portion at different distances from the base, and a pair of strap-supporting bars or bolts connected at their ends to said arms and arranged longitudinally of the said body portion.

4t, A safety-strap bracket for motor vehicles comnrisinga base, a body portion projecting from the base, arms projecting laterally from said body portion, and a pair of bolts or bars, supported at their ends by said arms and arranged longitudinally of the said body portion.

5. A safety-strap bracket for motor vehicles comprising a base, a body portion projecting from the base, perforated arms proecting laterally from said body portion, and

a pair of bolts adapted to fit into the erforations in said arms and arranged longitudinally-of the said body portion.

6. A safety-strap bracket for motor vehicles having a base or attaching portion, a Web projecting outwardly from said base, a pair of perforated arms projecting laterally from said web at each side thereof, and bolts adapted to fit into the perforations in said arms. I I

7 A safety-strap bracket for motor vehicles having a base or attachi portion, a body portion projecting outwardly from said base, and two substantially parallel bolts or bars each supported at its ends in said bracket and arranged longitudinally of the said body portion,

8. The combination with a side bar of a Vehicle frame. of a safety-strap bracket secured to said frame and projecting laterally therefrom, a pair of bolts or bars supported at their ends in said bracket, and a strap having loops at its ends. each of said bars extending through one of said loops.

9. In a motor vehicle, the combination with a safety strap looped around the axle, and with the frame. of a bracket having a base connected with the frame, a body portion extending laterally from the frame, arms at the outer end of said body portion, and a pair of rods or bolts for sustaining the ends of the strap.

.10. In a motor vehicle. the combination with the frame and the axle below the frame, of inwardly extending brackets each having a base connected with the inner side of the frame and each supporting a pair of bolts or rods, and safety-swaps having their ends connected to sald bolts or rods, said straps being looped about the axle, for the purpose 

